One labor Kapil Mishra, (49), resident of Suntale,
Lohapool, under Kalimpong sub division was killed in an accident at 20th
Mile on NH10, this morning, when a major portion of the roadside
protection wall fell and crashed on him.

It was learnt that the
incident occurred at around 9:30am under Rambhi Police station area at
20th Mile on NH10 between the border area of Kurseong and Kalimpong sub
division. Meanwhile, following the accident, normal traffic flow on NH10
has been affected and hence there was a traffic snarl for hours on both
the ends of the road, till 12:30pm after the incident occurred.

Talking
to the reporters, a senior CPIM CITU leader, from Kalimpong, Mr. Tara
Sundas said that the deceased labour was earlier a member of the Citu
affiliated Grave Labour Union. Hence, as soon as they came to know about
the incident, he and other activists of the CITU visited the incident
site to take stock of the incident and accordingly provide aids from
their side.

As per Mr. Sundas,during the accident, the deceased
Mishra was working at the recently widened portion of NH10. He had been
clearing the road side drain when suddenly a major portion of the
road-side protection wall fell and crashed on him which buried him
alive. Later, with the help of (JVC) machine the debris of the road side
protection wall was dugged up till they saw the arm of the deceased
after which the other workers assembled at the site fished out his dead
body. When the work was going on there was a huge traffic snarl on both
ends of the road.
Meanwhile, senior officials from Border Road
Organisation (BRO), and several police officials from the nearby police
outposts and stations including from Rangpoo in Sikkim and Kalimpong
visited the site.
MLA Dr H.B.Chettri who was stuck in the Jam after
labour jam the road went and visited the spot and gave Rs 25,000 to the
dead kins . He later talked with OC Rajesh Joshi for the compensation
amount.
Mr. Sundas further added that as a condolence and to pay
homage to the deceased labour, tomorrow they have called a day off for
the labourers tomorrow from their side to participate in the funeral.
Later
soon, they would sit with the BRO to demand proper facilities and
compensation for the deceased family as well as other matters like
safety measures for the workers.